Symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia
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Symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia
Paranoid schizophrenia causes many fears due to misinterpretations of what is going on around you. For example, you may be afraid of someone who acts very nice because you fear the person is trying to win trust only in order to take advantage of you.
Sometimes there is some basis for the fear. You may remember a time when someone was nice but then stole medication or pressured you to have sex.
Sometimes this extreme fear can lead to attacks of other people or destruction of property.
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| Author | Jeannette Curtis |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry |
| Last Updated | February 5, 2008 |
| Last updated: | February 05, 2008 |
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| Author: | Jeannette Curtis |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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